The top 10 most expensive coffees in the world.

April 28, 2015

The Top 10 Most Expensive Coffee in the World

Coffee is a drink that most of us cherish, and it is also one of the oldest known beverages. But some of us always want to taste a different type of coffee. That is one of the reasons why we are ready to spend a few extra dollars on just coffee, in outlets like Starbucks.

If you are a coffee lover, these are the top 10 most expensive coffee in the world that you must have a look at.

10. Coffee Yauco Selecto AA (Puerto Rico)

Indeed one of the best coffees in the world, the Coffee Yauco Selecto AA (Puerto Rico) ranks number 10 on the list of the top 10 most expensive coffee in the world. It costs £15.7 per pound.

9. Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon

This is another exotic coffee from Starbucks. It is priced equal to the Coffee Yauco Selecto AA, but yes, it tastes better. The coffee beans used here are native to Gatare and Karengara, Rwanda.

8. Hawaiian Kona Coffee

Hawaiian Kona Coffee comes from the Kona districts of Hawaii. They have a special flavor, and it costs you £22 per pound, which is a little more than the previous ones in the list.

7. Los Planes Coffee

Native to Citala, El Salvador, Los Planes Coffee is an award winner. It costs you £26 per pound, but that is not too costly, according to coffee lovers.

6. Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

This coffee costs £32 per pound, and it comes from the Blue Mountains in Jamaica. The specialty of this coffee is that it is not bitter and it has relatively mild flavor.

5. Fazenda Santa Ines Coffee

Hailing from Minas Geraiz in Brazil, the Fazenda Santa Ines coffee costs £33 per pound. It is completely organic and traditional, and does not involve any machines at all.

4. El Injerto Coffee

Native to Huehuetenango, Guatemala, this coffee has a very unique flavor. It costs a little more than £33 a pound, but it is worth the price. This is also an award winning type of coffee.

3. St. Helena Coffee

This coffee is grown on a separate island, which is 1200 miles off the African coast. History has it that Napoleon Bonaparte opened this company and sowed the first seeds by himself. Coffee from an island never comes easy. St. Helena Coffee costs £52 per pound.

2. Hacienda La Esmeralda

This coffee comes from Boquete, Panama and it is very special to the region. It looks dark when brewed, and tastes excellent. Likewise, it also costs a lot. The Hacienda La EsmeraldaCoffee costs £92 per pound.

Luwak Coffee

While you might be expecting that the world’s most expensive coffee would be from some other part of the world, it is actually from Indonesia. Also known as civet coffee, this is a notoriously made coffee. The coffee beans used are actually eaten and excreted by civets (mongoose). This is why it costs so much, and it seems to enthuse coffee enthusiasts. The Luwak Coffee is internationally popular and costs £104 per pound.